SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

This bibliography provides readings on the angels from, for the most part, solid Catholic perspectives that the professor recommends for the student's ongoing enrichment and self-formation.

 

Angels in General

Aquilina, Mike. Angels of God: The Bible, the Church and the Heavenly Host. Cincinnati, OH: Servant Books, 2009.

Adler, Mortimer J. The Angels and Us. New York: MacMillan, 1982. 

Alexandra, Mother. The Holy Angels. Minneapolis, MN: Light and Life, 1987.

Angelic Spirituality: Medieval Perspectives on the Ways of Angels. Trans. Steven Chase. Classics of Western Spirituality. New York: Paulist Press, 2002.

Bonino, Serge-Thomas. Les anges et les démons: Quatorze leçons de théologie catholique. Paris: Parole et Silence, 2007. Yes, this is in French. Nonetheless, it is one of the most thorough treatments of angels available.

Collins, James. The Thomistic Philosophy of the Angels. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press, 1947.

Cruz, Joan Carroll. Angels & Devils. Rockford, IL: TAN, 1999.

Danilou, Jean. The Angels and Their Mission According to the Fathers of the Church. Trans. David Heimann. Notre Dame, IN: Christian Classics, 1957.

Giudici, Maria Pia. The Angels: Spiritual and Exegetical Notes. Trans. Edmund C. Lane. New York: Alba House, 1993.

Hardon, John A. Meditations on the Angels. Bardstown, KY: Eternal Life, 2006.

Kreeft, Peter. Angels (and Demons): What Do We Really Know About Them? San Francisco: Ignatius, 1995.

Lang, Judith. The Angels of God: Understanding the Bible. New York: New City, 1997.

Parente, Paschal. The Angels: The Catholic Teaching on the Angels. Rockford, IL: TAN, 1973.

Peterson, Eric. The Angels and the Liturgy. Trans. Ronald Walls. New York: Herder & Herder, 1964.

Rgamey, Pie-Raymond. What Is an Angel? Faith and Facts Books 47. London: Burns & Oates, 1960.

Sulavik, Anthony. All about Angels. New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 1999. This handy booklet concisely introduces its readers to the basic Catholic teaching about angels.

Vonier, Anscar. The Angels. New York: Macmillan, 1928.

 

Angels in Art

Duston, Allen, and Arnold Nesselrath. Angels from the Vatican: The Invisible Made Visible. New York: Abrams, 1998.

Johnson, Caroline. Angels. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1993.

Peers, Glenn. Subtle Bodies: Representing Angels in Byzantium. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001.

 

Devotional Texts

Angels of God. Selma AL: Edmundite Missions, n.d. Pamphlet.

The Little Manual of the Holy Angels: Compiled from Approved Sources. Detroit, MI: Opus Sanctorum Angelorum, 1996. Pamphlet.

The Raccolta: Prayers and Devotions Enriched with Indulgences. Fitzwilliam, NH: Loreto Publications, 2004. This invaluable collection, first produced in the 1950s, is a veritable treasury containing hundreds of prayers and devotions from two millennia of Catholic piety.

St. Michael and the Angels: Compiled from Approved Sources. Rockford, IL: TAN, 1983.

O'Donoghue, Noel Dermot. The Angels Keep their Ancient Places: Reflections on Celtic Spirituality. New York: T&T Clark, 2001. Particularly helpful is O'Donoghue's discussion of the role of angels in one's spiritual life.

 

Deliverance Ministry

Harris, Charles. Resist the Devil: A Pastoral Guide to Deliverance Prayer. South Bend, IN: Greenlawn, 1989.

Lozano, Neal. Unbound: A Practical Guide to Deliverance. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen, 2010.

Scanlan, Michael, and Randall Cirner. Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Weapon for Spiritual Warfare. Cincinnati, OH: St Anthony's Messenger, 1980.

 

Demons and Exorcism

Amorth, Gabriele. An Exorcist Tells His Story. Trans. Nicoletta V. MacKenzie. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1999.

Balducci, Corrado. The Devil: Alive and Active in Our World. Trans. and adapted by Jordan Aumann. New York: Alba House, 1990. Balducci and Aumann provides a good standard demonology, along with a clear exposition of the types of diabolic presence and activity.

Baglio, Matt. The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist. New York: Doubleday, 2009.

Bamonte, Francesco. Possessioni diaboliche ed esorcismo: como riconoscere l'astuto ingannatore. Milan: Figlie di San Paolo, 2006.For those who read Italian, this is a great textbook on diabolic activity and exorcism.

Christian Faith and Demonology. 10 July 1975. This document, produced and published by the Holy See, is not signed. Nonetheless it is commonly attributed to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Daughters of St. Paul produce a pamphlet version that can be purchased at their bookstore on Watson.

Cristiani, Léon. Evidence of Satan in the Modern World. Trans. Cynthia Rowland. Rockford, IL: TAN, 1974. "The modern world" here refers to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Inde ab aliquot annis. 29 September 1984.

De Jsus-Maria, Bruno, ed. Satan. New York, 1952. This collection of essays is difficult to find, but well worth the effort. It offers articles on demons, possession, and exorcism from some of the finest theologians of the mid-twentieth century.

Ferguson, Everett. Demonology of the Early Christian World. Mellen, 1984.

Fortea, Jose Antonio. Interview with an Exorcist: An Insider's Look at the Devil, Deominc Possession, and the Path to Deliverance. West Chester, PA: Ascension Press, 2006.

Leeming, Bernard, Walter Farrell, et al.. The Devil. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1957.

Nanni, Gabriele. Il dito di Dio e il potere di Satana: L'esorcismo. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2004.

Levack, Brian P., ed. Possession and Exorcism. Witchcraft, Magic and Demonology 9. New York: Garland, 1992. This collection of essays on demonic possession and exorcism is intended to show the variety of approaches to these phenomena among historians, psychologists, anthropologists, and psychiatrists.

Tosatti, Marco. Santi posseduti dal demonio. Edizioni Piemme, 2004. Possessed saints? That is correct; there are a few. This book discusses especially Blessed Cristina of Stommeln, Blessed Eustochio of Padova, and Blessed Mariam Baouardy.

Van Slyke, Daniel G. The Ancestry and Theology of the Rite of Major Exorcism (1999/2004), Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal 10.1 (2006): 70-116. This commentary on the revised rite of exorcism also traces the history of exorcism texts in liturgical books.